Name: These Days
Rating: M
Disclaimer: I don't Own Zac
"So what's your name" the unknown drunk man asked
"Madison" she said simply trying to turn her attention back to the game
"John" he said back sort of yelling over the yelling of the men and the music from the living room
Madison looked up at him and smiled before taking a sip of her coke. After that point they started up your usual pointless chit chatter. Madison would laugh at his jokes and he would just complement her after every word she said making her blush.
After about 20 minutes of talking Madison excused herself feeling that her interest in John was lost, She managed to find one of the many bathrooms in the house that wasn't covered in puke and she quickly locked the door making sure she wouldn't be interrupted or worst puked on.
She stared at herself in the mirror, what was she doing? After talking to John and after going out with Craig she realized it wasn't the same, nothing was the same.
She had formed new feelings; feelings that changed everything. Craig she no longer thought about when waking up and John she had already completely forgotten and it was all because of the guy she was with tonight. The guy who had brought her here, the guy the day before brought her to a place that was his own and now hers. She felt braver then more confident now.
She stepped out of the bathroom nearly hitting a girl puking in her hand. The door was immediately shut behind Madison almost snatching her heel. She walked past John who was already chatting up another girl and as she made her way through the rooms trying to find him she felt the pulse in her chest beat rapidly as she got closer to where they had separated. Determined to find him even the drunken girls bumping in to her didn't stop her.
She braved walking through the room with the music, interrupting everyone's dance just to scoot by because of whom? Because of Zac.
She made it into the foyer but there was no sign of him she felt confused now. She had just walked through the entire downstairs without seeing him. From there she decided to search again but no more than two steps did Madison freeze mid step. Her heart had skipped a beat and she felt like the breath was sucked right out of her mouth.
She knew standing there with her mouth hanging open made her look retarded but yet she never changed her facial expression, it was if frozen there and it would never change.
At this point Madison didn't even want to see what was happening, she had whished she went in the opposite direction so then she might not of seen it at all and she could of went on through the night oblivious for what was going on.
Madison felt her left foot getting sore and she completely forgot her right foot was mid air. She slammed her foot down hoping to make a noise but it was no use they kept at it.
It was Paige and Zac; Zac and Paige however way you spun it; it was still all the same. Them sitting there she was on his lap kissing him closing her eyes and actually kissing him but the worst part was he was kissing back.
Zac pushed Paige away once he saw Madison out of the corner of his eye and it wasn't ahrd to get Paige off. She was so drunk she kind of just rolled over on to the hext guys lap. He stood up locking eyes with Madison but not sooner than a second did Madison storm off slamming the front door shut behind her.
Madison's shoes angrily clicked on the pavement as she stepped on to the street so that she could get home on her own. She really didn't mind walking besides now she was too upset to even care. She felt like an idiot for even thinking Zac was the type of guy to be interested in her but then again maybe he was because after all Paige was her.
She had made it at least a block when she heard Zac calling her name and then hearing his footsteps catch up to hers. She spun around as he grabbed on to her arm so hard she had to stop before she lost a limb.
"Where are you going?" he asked standing there his chest moving in and out as he caught his breath. She stared at him seeing his breath catch the air in white puffs and there was nothing but silence as she felt the hot tears well up in her eyes blurring out her vision
"What was that?" she asked now breathing angrily
Zac looked at her for a second with a look of confusion like he was trying to forget
"What do you mean?" he asked hoping to stop her interrogation.
"You know what I mean" she said almost whispering afraid that he would hear her voice cracking.
Zac stood there for a second watching his own breath but mostly trying to catch her eye he knew exactly what she was talking about since it only happened 3 minutes ago.
He didn't know why it happened; he had been sitting there talking with Paige about Madison. He had told her how he felt towards her and how does Paige reply by kissing him and he couldn't explain it anymore other than that he kissed back only out of the moment.
Madison shook her head out of disappointment and decided to walk on she had enough of him.
"Will you just wait" he said catching up to her again
"No" she said raising her voice now letting the tears come down
"She's my friend, you made out with my friend, end of story"
He stood there staring at her right in the middle of the road. She started to walk again
"I was talking to her about you" he said calling out making her stop.
Madison turned around on one heel with her arms crossed over her chest. It was getting cooler outside making her shiver a little bit.
Knowing this was his chance he walked up to her pacing himself but then again moving quickly. He got close enough to see the dried up tears on her cheeks, he saw her eyes were bloodshot from crying and her hair was all over the place from the breeze but that didn't stop him.
He didn't wait for her to stop him, he didn't want her too. He kept walking closer and then when he got close enough he placed his hands on her cheeks and kissed her hard. She tried to pull back for a second but he kept his hands firmly on her face and soon enough she kissed back.
He felt her wrap her arms around his neck as she pulled away to breath. Madison smiled and he smirked as he pushed away a few strands of hair sticking to her cheek.
"You don't know how long I wanted to do that" she said completely surprising Zac
"really thought it was me who did all the liking" Madison shook her head "not even close" She stopped shivering from the warmth of his body and they stood there not moving or letting go of each other It was like each felt it was too good to be true and they didn't want to ruin it.
Unfortunately it was ruined, way ruined by the drunk Paige who had managed to stumble outside find them hugging and then obnoxiously yelled out
"Hey Zac can I be in your movie? I think I could be good at playing the friend" she snorted and fell on to the sidewalk laughing. Madison pulled away from him with a raised eyebrow "movie, what movie" her voice was quite and she placed her visions on Paige who started up again "that tutoring girl sounds like a real prude" she said giggling but then thinking about what say next but in her silence Madison looked up at Zac
"What tutoring girl?" her voice sounded irritated by Paige but upset about what she was saying
"It's nothing" Zac said grabbing on to Madison's hand hoping they would forget about Paige and spend the rest of the night with each other.
Madison's heart jumped when she felt his hand grab on to his and she couldn't help but smile signaling for Zac that she had already forgotten what Paige was saying but that didn't stop Paige from shutting up
"You know what" she said standing up wobbling "that girl sounds a lot like Madison, I mean Madison is stuck up and prudish. It's like you've researched the character or something"
Thinking her reply was absolutely ridiculous Paige started laughing again only this time harder.
Madison jerked her head towards Zac's meeting his eyes "you think I'm stuck up?" she asked not believing the words that were coming out of her mouth. It took a second for Zac to answer and that was enough to say it was true, Madison didn't need him to say a word
"I don't need the credits to be tutored I needed to get more in to a character"
"What and that character was a snobbish, loser girl?" she raised her voice scaring herself. She was pissed she had never been so betrayed or lied to in her life from then on out she was actually, actually speechless.
"No of course not" he replied back
"Then where is Paige getting these words from huh?"
Zac sighed and looked back at Paige who was still laughing
"I'm the tutor I just needed…" he trailed off long enough for Paige to finish his sentence.
She walked up and stood next to Zac resting a hand on his shoulder for support. She pointed her finger at Madison as she spoke "he needed to research, It's what all great actors do and when he met you he thought it was perfect for a tutor to be such a snob and too smart to have any friends and I have to agree you have no friends…am I right Zac" Paige looked up at him smiling but Zac didn't answer back he kept his eyes on Madison who was cracking now
She felt as if I huge ball was in the back of her throat and she was choking up with tears "so that's what you mean about talking about me the whole night"
The muscles in Zac's jaw clenched together as he swallowed hard. He didn't know what to say to make the situation any better Paige had already said enough
"Madison…" he said quietly
"Don't" she said trying to keep the tears back "I don't want to ever see you again"
And with that Madison left him standing there with Paige. He watched her walk off knowing he had ruined something good.
"well now that she's gone" Paige said kissing his cheek but he shrugged her off and walked the opposite way towards his car he had had enough for tonight.